Telenor users can use their Mobile Balance to buy apps on Google Play

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Telenor Pakistan introduces Direct Carrier Billing (DCB) i.e. Telenor users can now use their mobile balance to pay for apps and in-apps purchases in Google Play.

Previously, the purchases in Google Play required a debit/credit card but now telecom company takes away this hassle for their customers. The prepaid users can buy content through mobile balance and postpaid customers can charge the purchases to their bill.

How to Use this Service

You can enable Direct Carrier Billing using following easy steps:

Go to Google Play (make sure you’ve login using google account)

Tap the menu icon, represented by three lines on the far left corner

Select Account from the side menu

Tap on Payment Methods

Tap on “Use Telenor Billing”

Enter your required information in the form and tap on Save

After the account is verified, you can see “Bill my Telenor account” option for your purchases

Google Play ScreenshotsScreenshots of Billing Options

Users can spend PKR 15000 a month on Google play where users can also buy subscription app, in-app or subscription of up to 2500 PKR.

How to Buy Apps with this Service

Choose the app of your liking

Choose “Bill my Telenor account” option. If you’re seeing the debit/credit card option then click on the small arrow and choose the former option

Tap Buy

Enter your Google password and tap Confirm

On a successful purchase, the customer will receive a “Payment successful” message. They can also review their purchase in their “Order History.”